“In the age of artificial intelligence and the explosion of digital technologies, the establishment of the iconic center of excellence in the Robotic” HERON “co -funded by the Horizon European Program and the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation of the Ministry of Development is another important step in our country. Change the daily lives of citizens and be beneficial to everyone. “

This was emphasized by the Deputy Minister of Development, responsible for research and innovation, Stavros Kalafatis at the inaugural event of the Hellenic Center for Excellence in Robotic “HERON” technologies, founded at the initiative of the “Athena” research center, Goulandris, in the presence of the Secretary General of Research and Innovation Tassos Gaitani.

According to a statement, Mr Kalafatis conveyed the greeting of Minister of Development Takis Theodorikakos, stressing that: “At the Ministry of Development we are open to proposals for reforms that can more facilitate the integration of robotic technologies and the formation of the Greek strategic technologies. Symposiums of academics, researchers, industry, its interconnection with the dispersion and the creation of a center of gravity in SE Europe.

As the Deputy Minister of Development noted: “We are entering a new era, the era of new knowledge. And there is no modern development if we do not invest in technological evolution, research and innovation, in all its manifestations dominated by robotics, in order to win the future. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis that innovation is the secret weapon in the country’s quiver for its evolution in the new era, “Mr Kalafatis underlined.

* Photo was granted by the Ministry of Development